How to send/type a colon

Question

I wish to send the following string to cmd:

C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -u root

The problem is to send the colon,

I tried

Send, c:Send, \xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -u root

and

Send, c{:}Send, \xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -u root

But they all turn out to be

Send, c;Send, \xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -u root

In general you should use SendInput rather than Send. To prevent translation you can use SendRaw. Escape sequences might also come in handy. — Karan, Dec 23 '12 at 21:33

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 13 '16 at 18:48

11

Send C`:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -u root

And as a hotstring example:

::x::`:`

Which replaces x with :.

edited Jun 13 '16 at 18:48

Simon Sheehan

answered Dec 23 '12 at 21:26

Nicole Hamilton

Pay attention to the difference between (accent grave) and ' (single quote). Alternatively, you can use{:}` – Cadoiz May 04 '20 at 20:23

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